Brazil set to install 9.3 GW of solar in 2024, says Absolar
New figures from Absolar, a Brazilian PV trade group, show that the country could install 9.3 GW of solar in 2024, bringing it to 45.5 GW of installed PV capacity by the end of next year.
Drivers of US solar adoption across income levels
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers have studied how solar buying decisions are influenced across varying income levels.
US Treasury swamped by renewable low-income tax credit applications
The US Department of the Treasury has received about 8 GW of proposals for new solar and wind projects, while about 1.8 GW are available for 2023 tax credits.
French olive oil sector seeks relaunch via agrivoltaics
The Oil’Ive Green network of producers, which aims to cultivate 50,000 new hectares of olive trees by the end of the decade, has joined forces with Iberdrola to install agrivoltaic power plants on trackers, in order to protect farms from weather hazards and global warming.
The extraordinary story of rooftop solar in Australia’s National Electricity Market
In this Opinion and Analysis piece, Lumi Adisa, Director of Energy Market Analytics at NEOM and ex-Investment Director of Energy Markets at Octopus Investments Australia, presents a deep dive into the unprecedented impact of rooftop solar in the NEM. As rooftop solar continues to drive changes in the intraday demand and price trends, it is evident that customers will remain a significant part of the energy transition for years to come.
Shivering temperatures boosted Europe’s electricity market prices
A cold snap rocketed demand for electricity in Europe’s main markets in the final week of November compared to the previous week, according to Aleasoft Energy Forecasting.
Empirical approach shows PV is getting cheaper than all the forecasters expect
With the consistently unambitious forecasts for solar trotted out by entities such as the International Energy Agency (IEA) now a matter of record, a German risk management company has tried to predict more realistic figures for 2030 and beyond.
Reducing PV module temperature with beeswax, paraffin wax
Scientists in Iraq have applied two different kinds of phase-change materials to lower the operating temperatures of PV panels. Their experiment showed that beeswax and paraffin wax are particularly effective in achieving this goal, even when they are combined together.
New model to predict defrost cycles, behavior of air-sourced heat pumps in cold weather
UK-based researchers have developed a novel method to estimate the amount of defrost cycles a heat pump will experience in the winter and how much energy it would require to implement the cycles. The results of their simulation showed a strong relationship between the number of defrost cycles and the ambient temperature.
California deals blow to rooftop solar
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has prohibited the use of battery-tied solar exports to offset delivery charges, following its decision to slash the value of standalone solar exports in order to encourage the pairing of systems with battery storage.
